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The community outcry has sharpened focus on the issue, but change has been elusive for years.

The brothers build $500,000 classic cars for clients around the world.

Just Read It is a regular feature in which the State Journal seeks recommendations from authors, literary enthusiasts and experts, focused on the contributor’s particular genre of expertise.

As those who watch Public Television’s “Antiques Roadshow” or the History Channel’s “American Pickers” know, treasures can appear in the most unlikely places.

When her first child was born 12 years ago, Nicki Maynard wanted to try something relatively novel at the time: cloth diapers.

Darryl McCants of Madison is this week’s You Toon winner.

Madison’s three main hospitals each received an average of $1.8 million this year in special Medicaid payments to offset an expected increase in uninsured patients from Gov. Scott Walker’s Med…

While banging on our dining room window this week to chase a squirrel off a bird-feeder, I reminded myself that I’m actually a generous conservation supporter.

Brink, Eskrich, Carter, DeMarb, Clausius and Her are the best candidates in the April 7 election.

Jim Dast, who manages the Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries biannual book sale, will receive the Rotary Club of Madison's Senior Service Award this week.

Fear has two meanings: We can choose to “forget everything and run,” or we can “face all the disparities in our community and rise.”

The lowly drinking vessel is explored in artistic fashion at Artisan Gallery in Paoli, with the opening of “Cups.” Two other exhibits share the space as well: “finding where i need to be + on …

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Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

“We didn’t have Tasers,” said former New York City cop Nick Chiarkas.

Ireland's popular export has a secret recipe and a unique story. 

CHICAGO — Hispanic pundits are wondering whether the killing of Antonio Zambrano-Montes by Pasco police in Washington state will truly be what The New York Times called Hispanics’ “’Ferguson’ …

Lee scored 17 points Saturday night to lead Memphis to a 96-83 victory over Milwaukee.

"I didn't let loose running," Lucroy said. "I didn't want to blow out (the hamstring) running out a routine ground ball. I ran after the game and there were no problems."

The Pointers get a key sideline save from senior Alec Schmitz and pull out a 58-55 sectional-semifinal win over the Mustangs.